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, 1887-03-24
A slg Enterprise.

Coast agents for eastern agricul.
tural implement houses are learning
that the most centrally located point
for reaching out and catching the
country trade in eastern Washing
ton is Spokane Falls. Several of the
largest houses on the coast have ar
rived at that conclusion and the re-
suit is the opening up of immense
stocks. Among those who have
come to stay is the house of Staver
& Walker. This firm have made
permanent. Improvements and have
shipped in an immense stock of
goods. The location of their ware
house is on West Sprague street near
the Baptist church, where a vast
building has been erected surround
ed by ample shed room. The mana
ger of this concern is Richard Smith,
ESQ.,, whose long experience in
handling agricultural implements,
wagons, buggies, etc, emtnently fits
may have occasion to deal with the
house will also find him a pleasant,
courteous gentleman. Mr.. Smith
has an able assistant In the person of
M. +. Spencer, who will always be
found at the warerOoms. The stock
that the firm carries is the very best
farm machinery manufactured, to-
gether with large selection of
wagons and buggies. Any imple-
ment used on farm can be found
stock and at prices that cannot be
undersold. w. II. Taylor was for
merly local agent for the house of
Staver 4 Walker, and he has turned
over the stock he had on hand to the
present manager. No such quantity
of agricultural implements was ever
before seen in the northwest and 1t
is such collection as would gladden.
the eyes of the farmer. The house
is bound to step into large and
lucrative trade here. The firm de-
serves success for the enterprise it
has shown.
, 1887-03-24
The Growth of Nebraska,

The Union Pacific Railroad was COM
pleted in May, 1859. Two years before
in 1867-Nebraska was admitted to
the Union. She had then 10000 popu-
lation, occupying the sections adjacent
to the Missouri and chiefly south of the
Platte. In 1880 the population of the
State was 452, ,402. Settlement and agri-
culture had then become general and
prosperous over the eastern half of the
State, and was beginning to subdue its
western half. Field culture had already
obtained firm hold along and between
lines of railway as far west as the Tooth
meridian. In June, 1885, the pOpula-
tiOn of Nebraska had increased to
74O,645, or more than go per cent. in five
years. The increase in her great farm
products, the small grains, corn. hay,
cattle and hogs, was in proportionate
ratio. Agriculture, thickening in the
the central and eastern portions, was
steadily couquering westward. In 1885
homesteaders settling on the uplands
in the vicinity of sydney first broke
ground for farms in Cheyenne County.
The products of the first year were corn
yielding from 81 to 40 bushels per acre,
oats producing from 30 to 40 bushels,
potatoes averaging from 100 to $50
bushels, and wheat yielding from Is to
20 bushels to the acre; there were other
varieties of field and root crops, the
tame grasses, and trees of equally ell
couraging growth. This Oh the 103d
meridian, but a single degree east of
the meridian of Denver.
, 1887-03-24
Bottled Tears.

In Persia they bottle up their tears
as Of old. This is done'in the following
manner. AS the mourners are sitting
around and weeping the master of cere-
monies presents each one with II piece
of cotton wool. with which he wipes
OIL his tears. The cotton is afterward
squeezed into a bottle, and the tears
are preserved as a powerful and efli-
cacious remedy for reviving dying
man after every other means have
failed. This custom is probably al
luded to in Psalm. wi, ST." Put thou
my tears into bottle" The prac.
tice was once universal, as is found
by the tear bottles which are found
in almost every ancient tomb.
, 1887-03-24

side holds and catch-as-catch.can,
The first bout lasted just two minutes
and Brigham was thrown. The second
bout lasted two minutes and Schu-
macher was thrown. The last bout
catch.as-catch-can was long and en-
citing. Both men were we'll matched
and struggled long and desperately
without particle of success on either
side. At last Brigman's jacket was
torn off and time was called. 1t was
easily to be seen that Brigham was
worn out, while Schumacher was as
fresh as ever. This is easily to be ac-
counted for, as the former is soft, hay
ing had no training, while the latter is
we'll hardened by practice. At this
stage Of the match Brigham stepped
forward, said he was wnded, or
something to that effect, and gave up
the match. The announcement was u
great surprise and disappointment
to the crowd for he had made splen-
did effort, and it looked as though the
match would result in draw. The
contest throughout gave good salts
faction. The arrangements were all
carefully made, the judges fair and
impartial and the match intensely in
teresting. AS an athletic exhibition it
was worth seeing.
, 1887-03-24
A Royal Railroad Car.

When the Emperor William travels
every possible measure is taken to pro-
vide for his comfort. The EmperOrs
special train consists of three saloon
carriages, connected with each other
by q covered way. The imperial car
riage proper is hung with blue damask,
and at one end there is Il small COM
partment in which the Emperor likes
to stand at the window when making
short journeys. A small saloon next
to his coupe contains sofa and a
spring seat, opposite which is the
Emperor's camp bed.
Near. the saloon is the study, in which
stands u desk with writing materials,
whose appearance shows good wear.
Upon a bracket above the desk is a
small model of the Column of Victory
in Berlin. Adjacent to the study is q
dressing-roOm, fitted up with extreme
care and good taste. A final room con.
tainstwo small sofas, leaf table and q
large mirror With the Emperors own
carriage is carrige for his suite and
this Is, of course, quite differently fitted
up. 1t contains five or six apartments,
each containing table and two small
couches. All the rooms are connected
by telegraph with the Emperor's apart
ments. The carriages are provided
with gas throughout.
, 1887-03-24

The public seems to be at sea as to
who Is invested with the authority
to call city convention. Heretofore
this question has never been raised.
II public convention Is not held 1t
Is to be presumed that there will be
a general scramble with every man
for himself and the devil for the
hindmost.
Clark & Curtis have a good sized
advertisement in this mornings RE-
VIEW, indicative of the magnitude
of their business. 1t Is generally
understood that -four milling Is
down to bed rock in this section, but
G. e. G. have managed to keep run
ming steadily the past year, while
all the other mills in the territory
have been shut down portion OF
the time. They have just added
materially TO their capacity and inn
proved the quality of their product
to such an extent and with such an
appreciation of consumers that they
are now selling over thousand bar
rels per week of -four, which they
guarantee the best ever made in
Washington territory.
, 1887-03-24
Canadian Sewnilis.

A correspondent says: Huge trunks
Of trees come floating lazily down the
Ottawa and it's ahuents for hundreds
Of miles till they reach II row pf mon
sters, full of greedy teeth within, which
straddle over the current. Here the
trunks, all slippery and dripping, are
caught up ut one end of shed and
issue from the other, literally In u few
minutes, in such finished panks rs you
might buy from carpenter The way
In which u great log ten or twelve feet
round Is loisted from the water, laid
upon track, pinned rigidly down in
an instant, and then, suddenly, by
means of q great whirling saw, finds
one side of himself as fiat Us a wall, is
almost truculent. You expect him to
cry out. But he Is sliced up before he
has time to think. saw one of the
smaller trunks cut into eight three-inch
twenty-one feet planks In seven Sec
onds. In very few minutes more
these were trimmed and thrust out into
the building world; so far ready for
use. Large and small trees are dis
posed of at an equal rate. Some half
dozen mouths in "a row within one shed
keep gobbling them up at the same
time and sending them out in clean
deal boards without any appearance OF
chips, sawdust, or rounded outside
slabs. These all disappear rapidly
through holes in the floor, and no litter
accompanies the neat procession of
planks which make their appearance
at the land end Of the shed, and are
rapidly carried Off in trucks. The ac-
cumulation of IDEALS" at Ottawa is
of course enormous. When you look
down from the terrace behind the
Houses of Parliament the river banks
far inland are seen to be brown with
square stacks Of prepared timber await
ing export. And much of the water liz
like Alderney cream. That is the saw
dust which Is whirlcd down the river
from the mills. When steamer trav-
erses these yellow plains their more
appropriate resemblance to wood recurs,
for the sheets of spray spring from her
bows like coils Of shavings from q
plane.
, 1887-03-24
PERSONAL.

II. w. Forest is Off OH q trip to the
sound.
S. G. Havermale is reported down
with sickness.
A. p. Samples, a well-known resi-
dent of Helena, is in the city on a
visit.
Will Ziegler has been confined to
the house for several days by an at
tack of illness.
MIR. II. Morrison, of Minneapolis,
is in the city looking over the field
with view of locating.
a. A. Newbery, who has been abb
sent several months in Washington
City and New York, arrived home
last evening.
John Pray, an experienced contract
or and builder, late Of Fargo, Dakota,
is in the city and intends to locate
here. He struck the town at good
time for his business.
w. y. Matzger, of Dayton, repre-
septing the Columbia Chronicle, and
one Of the old time journalists of
eastern Washington, Is in the city
and made the REVIEW pleasant
call yesterday.
Rev. w. S. Turner and wife, Of
Colfax, parents of Prof. Turner,
principal of the public school, and
Miss Turner, the artist, arrived in
the city yesterday and will make
the Falls their future home.
Judge M. d. Hopkins. of CHAVEZ
lah, was in the city yesterday for
the first time In many moons. He
has stuck closely to Chawelah and
proposes to remain with the country
In which he has so much confidence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vajen and two
daughters, parents and sisters OF Mr..
Chas. Vajen and Mrs. Harry Wilson,
arrived in the city Friday from CAL
ifornia, where they have been max.
ing an extensive tour during the
past winter.
l.. III. Jameson, Esq, who has
been absent for some time visiting
in the east, returned home Friday
evening. The gentleman is looking
in splendid health anti reports hav-
ing had a pleasant trip, barring the
weather. He states that almost all
of the old towns in Illinois are at q
standstill. Some Kansas towns are
showing little life through an un-
natural boom in which the only per-
sons benefited are the real estate
dealers. Mr.. Jameson was agreea-
by surprised to find so much hustle
and activity at his home. He was
prepared to see the Falls growing,
but not with the rush at present ap-
parent on every hand.
, 1887-03-24
The Mullnn Fever,

Many OF the Murray people have the
Mullan fever, and the prospects about
Niger Prairie to a great extent justi-
fy the agitation. Either Mullan or
Wallace will be the rival town to
Wardner on the South Fork. OF this
there can be no question, but it de-
pends to a great extent on the enter
prise of the people of the respective
towns to demonstrate which will take
the lead. Both have an excellent
showing for the future. If, as is limited
concentrator is TO be placed on the
Hunter mine, then there will be live
ly tug of war before the season is over.
Wallace will have sampling works in
operation before the railroad reaches
there, and this will give hundreds OF
miners an opportunity to sell there
ores to advantage almost ut their
doors. The building of the railroad
will also aid in starting business. There
are good times ahead for the South
Forkcrs.-Murray Sun.
, 1887-03-24
Had state OF Affairs.

From the following item taken
from the Journal it Is evident that
Walla Walla is infested with 81 bad
lot:
1.-TWO attempts at incendiarism
were made at the southeast corner
of Alder and Third streets Wednes-
day night between 1880 and lao
O'Clock. The first time, Mrs. Nellie
Snyder, residing with her brother,
JOS. Crabb, was attracted to the
porch of her residence by the scratch
ing Of the dog at the front door. She
saw the light of a fire In an clubhouse
on the premises, but the blaze expired
almost Immediately afterward. Be-
ing alone and alarmed by the circum-
stance, she kept lookout for another
attempt, and, soon after midnight,
saw small blaze against the rear OF
the old Lion brewery, at the corner,
adjoining. At the same time man
passed out of the high board enclos.
ure between the two buildings, and
walked away. The blaze died out.
Two boys were going by and saw
the man whom they describe as
short and heavy set. Mrs. Snyder
sent one of them after her brother.
Examination disclosed that the IN
cendiary had in each instance whit
tied kindlings and heaped them up
with chips and sticks to make the
fire. His purpose must have been to
destroy the row, or one of the row OF
disreputable houses running east on
Alder street.
'About dusk Mrs. Snyder and
neighbors' children noticed a man
reconnoitering at the back OF the
Lion brewery, having entered the
yard through a break in the fence.
They spoke about the occurrence at
the time and wondered what he was
about. The party was short and
thick set, and wore blue overalls, a
brown duck coat and slouch hat.
Since the great fire last week, the
Chinese colony on Alder street have
feared attempts to burn them out.
Throughout Wednesday night they
kept six men watching around their
quarters"
, 1887-03-24

A correspondent repeats a statement
he made six or seven years ago to
the effect that Goblet, after taking
the exhumed bones of Thomas Paine
from America to England. left them in
a warehouse at Liverpool, land no one
knows what has become of them" The
facts are that Goblet took the bones
to his own house in Farnham, where
they remained "stowed away" until
after Cobbets death i'm 1885,. when his
estate, real and personal, went under
the hammer. At the sale the. box was
brought ont into the upper hall of the
house. no one knowing the contents OF
the package. On opening it II plate
plainly told what was packed under
meath. The auctioneer, on reading the
plate, uttered an exclamation of aston
ishment ut the discovery, and then
said: :" have never sold human flesh.
and | will never sell human bones"
Whereupon tl.t lid was nailed on and
the box removed Such is the account
OF the affair as read by the under
signed, now over fifty Years ago.
Doubtless there are those living of
Cobbets grandchildren, and perhaps
other people. who know what at last
was done with the bones of the author.
hero " of the American Revolution.
, 1887-03-24
Early Vegetables.

Most Of the species of vegetable ws
now cultivate have been grown and
eaten for centuries. Even before the
Christian era, many of them were in
use. Lettuce has been used ut the
table for thousands of years. IIerodO-
tus tells us that it was served at the
royal tables centuries before the Chris
tian era, and one of the noble families
Of Rome derived its name from this
plant.
Spinach, asparagus and celery have
been cultivated and eaten among the
Eastern nations for thousands Of years.
Radishes were known and grown by
the Greeks. and were offered at Appel
los shrine. wrought in precious metals.
Parsnps were grown and brought from
the Rhine to add to the luXuries of
Tiberius' table.
Beets were most esteemed centuries
ago, and carrots were in such repute in
Queen Elizabeths reign that the ladies'
of her court adOrded their huge struc-
ture of false hair with their feathering
pluines. Peas at Elizabeth's court
were very rare, and were imported from
Holland rs a great delicacy.
Fruits were also in great repute
among the ancients. The currant was
cultivated centuries ago in European
gardens and was called the Corinthian
grape. One old writer speaks of the
berries as Corinths, hence the name of
extensively cultivated at Damascus,
whence its name.
The cherry came from Croslts, city
of Portus, and the delicious peach,
king of fruits, was first known in Per-
sia. The ounce was a holy fruit
dedicated to the goddess of love, and
was called Cyndonian apple. Pears are
as ancient as apples, and are mentioned
among the Paradisal fruits.
, 1887-03-24
New Enterprise.

A day or two since a reporter of
the REVIEW met Geo. T.. .::ssSpoor,
Esq, late of Chicago, and w. s.
Saylor, ESQ, of Valparaiso, Ind,
who have located in this city for the
purpose of erecting and running q
cracker factory. The gentlemen are
the kind of people that are always
welcome to a new and growing town.
Intelligent, wideawake, energetic
business men, with experience and
capital to carry out any project they
embark in they will not only make II
success of the venture but its estab-
lishInent here is another and import
ant addition to the business interests
of the place. They have purchased
IA lot on east Main street and will
commence building at once. The
necessary machinery for the factory
is now on the road and as the plans
are formulated nothing will prevent
a speedy completion of the works.
Several of the old citizens of the
place have taken stock in the enter
prise, and 1t commences operations
with capacity Of sixty barrels per
day with $4,000 backing.
, 1887-03-24
The wrestling Match.

Last evening the New Market
theatre contained quite large crowd
attracted by the announcement Of a
wrestling match for 800 side be-
tween Peter Schumacher, of Califor-
mia, the champion middle-weight of
the Pacific coast, and John Brigham OF
this city. The conditions Of the match
were the best two falls in three and the
style Of wrestling were Greco-Roman,
, 1887-03-24
THE ROMANTIC OYBlN.
Unknown and Unsuspccted by the Ordi-
nary Traveller.


In spite of the fact that in the Opin-
ion of local chronicler. the literature
of the Oybin is the richest possessed
by any European mountain, save and
except Vesuvius," scarcely Il word has
been written upon this strange, roman
tic and weird spot by any English
writer's.
1t Is, like the fortresses of Bosig and
Bergstein, still unknown ground to
the ordinary traveller; and its wondrous
ruins, perched high in air, amidst the
wild fantastic rocks, rarely echo to the
sound of an English tongue. The life
led upon this pillared, forest height has
strangely alternated between horrid
deeds of devilry and religion. Robber
knight and monk have in turns held
possession of this stronghold; but now
Its ruins rise in picturesque strength,
half hidden by the solemn pines. and
shelter but the historian, or archeolo.
gist, or pleasure-loving traveller.
The approach to the Oybin from the
main road leading out of Zittau forms
a pleasant drive through villages that
have prosperity stamped on every line
ament. The little groups of we'll
dressed, well-shod children tramp in
lines of two-and-two to school, the boys
leading the way, and the girls following
with woolen headdresses of every hue,
their faces bright and ruddy. and their
knapsacks at their backs. The houses
are well built and picturesque, with
dark timber beams, and nestle amid
Towering fruit trees and graceful wav-
ing birches upon slopes of rich pas
ture.
Factories of silk and cloth. and oil
mills, dot here and there the landscape,
and prove the fact that factory life
need not be passed amid hideous sur.
roundings; the great lines of flax
spread out on the broad green fields
seem also to add life and change to the
scene
, 1887-03-24
a Cl,allelpge.

John Schumacher, middle-weight
champion, makes the following
challenge to John Brigham: He
will make a match for any sum to
wrestle Greco-Roman, or catch-as-
catch-can. He will agree to throw
Brgman three times in one hour
at Roman wrestling, or twice
he fails Brigham is to be awarded
the money.
, 1887-03-24

TO watch Gustaye bore designing his
sketches, says a biographer, was enough
to make one dizzy. His fingers fairly
flew over the surface of the block. and
every time he took a fresh one it seemed
to l@ finished before one had time to
realize what he had been about. This
extraordinary quickuess of execution
was outstripped by that of his imagin-
alton, always miles ahead OF any pos.
sible mechanical work. 1t seems all
but incredible that any artist should
have been able To accomplish So much
in SO short space of time. a convinc.
ing proof of his extraordinary duplex
faculty of lightning like conception
and scarcely less rapid execution was
that he never in those days made a
sketch twice over. Some he rarely
glanced at, but threw the blocks aside
as soon as they WERE finished. sure that
his faithful pencil had exactly repro
dnced his fancies and conceptions.
---.-
An opportunity is like "a pin in the
sweepings; you catch sight of it just as
il flies away and gets buried again. =
, 1887-03-24

Habit, if wisely and skilinlly formed,
becomes truly a second nature, as the
common saying is; but unskilfully and
unmethOdically directed, it will be, a. It
were, the ape of nature, which initiates
nothing to the life, but only clunasily
and awkwardly. -
, 1887-03-24

c. G. Belts, who Is interested to q
considerable extent in the COeur
dAlenes mines came in from Ward
ner yesterday.
, 1887-03-24
Spokane = Palouso Ry.-Time Card.

EAST HOUND. n
No. 1s (mixed), Leave Belmont......" 6;25 a. m,
Arrives at Spokane Falls..............li.O II .O5 a. m
WEST BOUND.
No. " tmixedl, Leave Spokane Falls. 22o pm.
, 1887-03-24

Ward meetings were only held
last evening in the First and Fourth
wards.
The officers had little to do last
night. Saturday nights are gener-
ally the trying ones for the guard
ians of the peace.
Besides good sermon at the Con-
gregational church to-day there will
be excellent singing by the newly
organized choir.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-13
Tins for yIoninouth.
Golden Cross Notes.

The regular meeting of Meridian Com
mandery, No. 11S, United Order of the
Golden Cross, was held last evening and
was well attended, despite the sultry heat
OF theday. Three candidates were Initiated
receiving the three degrees-M Milton
P. Caldwell, Samuel W. Maddux, IT,, Sarah
Il. Maddux. Lady Woodward, the present
noble commander, performed the initiatory
work In an acceptable manner, large por-
tion OF 1t being given without the aid of the
ritual. The good of the order included re.
marks by Sir Knights Caldwell and Mi
chaeis and Lady A. c. Smith and an essay
on the Golden Cross by +. l.. Woodward.
The followlng-named persons have been
appointed as Joint committee to meet and
consider the best methods and plans whereby
the order may be extended and built up IN
this city:
From Goodwill Communicable S. l.
Groot, Waldo Il. Perry aud Philip IL. Bran
son.
From st, Johns Commaudery-James II
searles,, Rudolph Rayenberg, NJ. D., and
W. L. Graham
From Haleyop COMMUNICATION
NJ. Andrus, George }. p. Wood aud Rich
ard Kipgsman, NJ. ID.
From Meridian Commanleiy-Fred T..
Woodward, stephen L. Cough and Abram
NJ. Salmon.
The Washington critic., 1887-08-13
Nationa, Guard Notes.

Privates Ashburn aud Kimmel OF Com,
pary B, Washington Light Infantry, have
resigned ard Joined the National Fencibles.
Captain Domer and Lieuteuants Mosher
and Tomlinson OF the National Fencibles
were the first officers 10 receive their COM
missions in the District militia. With the
commissions were given copy Of upton's
infantry tactics aud Bluurs rifle practice
manual.
Custer Guard Camp are building hand
ing handsome racks at their armory IN Odd
Fellows Hail, Navy Yard, for their new
arms which they received yesterday. They
have increased their membership to forty BY
mastering in six recruits,
Tie National Guard have carefully
studied the general orders, with which they
are much pleased.
The Guard is now LOO strong, and there
ar some eighty men waiting TO be mus
iered In.